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Scotsman
‘Remarkable ... belongs in the annals of prison fiction along with Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich’
Irish Times
‘One of the most beautiful, humbling and important books most of us are likely ever to read’
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This astonishing book stands favourable comparsion with every classic of prison literature you can think of. Transparently written and deeply insightful, the awful conditions of confinement suffered by the Moroccan prisoners chill the blood. The book is translated in such a way that there is no hint that it was not written in English, with not one infelicitous phrase or awkward sentence. Shocking in its simple descriptions of state sadism, the book also describes unemotionally a triumph of the human spirit in the face of unremitting attempts to crush it and replace the minor pleasures of everyday existence available even to ordinary prisoners, -- sunlight, the feeling and sounds of rain, cleanliness and basic cameraderie -- with solitude, insanity and a complete absence of light. This is a book that deserves a much wider readership
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A friend gave me a copy of this book and told me to read it. I did so and found it hard to get into but after two chapters I found a rhtyhm. I read the entire book in one session and could not put it down.
The amazing yet at the same time horrifying descriptions in the book - the humanity shown by the prisoners in a place where humanity no longer existed, the reliance on the self and gifts from heaven, the stages man goes through in isolation and the shock when coming out of it - all presented in a unique and immensely personal voyage. Dignity exudes from the author.
At one point, whilst reading, I was in a torrent of tears and prayed for one of the departed companions in the book. I do not normally cry so easily but this account of one man's life in hell was not an easy affair to read about.
Undoubtably this work has the ability to change ones life.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book. The translation is smooth and a pleasure to read. The story, based on fact, is both moving and disturbing. You have to question our level of civilization when you read this book. The treatment of the prisoners, and the conditions in which they were kept, are inhumane. The author keeps you with him thoughout - you can feel his dispair.
Wonderfull book
Wonderfull book
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A previous reviewer described this book as shocking and she is quite right, it is shocking. She also said she was glad she read it. Again, I totally agree. Read more
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This is a wonderful book, enveloping, excruciatingly painful at times and utterly liberating and uplifting. Read more
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This Blinding Absence of Light
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shocking!
This was a shocking read and horrible in places. Having said that I am glad I read it!
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'This Blinding Absence of Light' was a most harrowing and life changing experience. To read and attempt to understand the emotions in such beautiful translated prose is... Read more
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